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India High Court: No Takedown Requests On Social Sites Without Court, Gov't Order
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:18 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Indian police will no longer be able to threaten Internet users and online intermediaries with jail merely on the basis of a complaint that they have posted “offensive” posts online.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India internet: clean-up or censorship?
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 16, 2012 — filed under: , ,
Is India going the way of China? Not when it comes to development indicators. Or enhanced infrastructure. Or economic power. But in another category at which Beijing excels: web censorship.
Located in News & Media
India is building a biometric database for 1.3 billion people — and enrollment is mandatory
by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Inside the buzzing enrollment agency, young professionals wearing slim-fitting jeans and lanyards around their necks tapped away at keyboards and fiddled with fingerprint scanning devices as they helped build the biggest and most ambitious biometric database ever conceived.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India launches crackdown on online porn
by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 05, 2015 — filed under: , ,
India has launched a crackdown on internet pornography, banning access to more than 800 adult websites, including Playboy and Pornhub.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India limits social media after civil unrest
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2012 — filed under: , ,
Has the Indian government lost its sense of humour? That’s what some in India were asking as word spread that authorities had pressured Twitter into blocking several accounts parodying the prime minister after civil unrest that saw dozens of people from northeastern India killed and thousands flee in panic.
Located in News & Media
India limits social media after civil unrest
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2012 — last modified Sep 04, 2012 11:59 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Indian officials have gone too far in limiting text messages and pressuring local Internet firms as well as Twitter and others to block accounts, critics say.
Located in News & Media
India may not be guilty of opposing UN move to save internet rights
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 09, 2016 — filed under: ,
India is a democratic country, but the standards for freedom of expression promised to us—online and offline—are highly questionable, especially with online content being censured and comedians being threatened to be arrested for sedition.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India must support UN's e-snooping move: Human rights activists
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2013 — filed under:
India is facing pressure from internet and human rights activists to support a United Nations resolution that calls for an end to electronic spying after revelations of mass illegal surveillance by the United States.
Located in News & Media
India needs an independent privacy law, says NGO Privacy India
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 03, 2012 — filed under: ,
India needs an independent privacy law though there are a number of provisions in existing legislations that protect a citizen's privacy, according to an NGO that is lobbying for the cause. The story was published in the Economic Times on 2 February 2012.
Located in News & Media
India needs better cyber police
by Prasad Krishna — published May 23, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2014 07:56 AM — filed under: ,
On Wednesday, one of the largest online shopping and auction portals, eBay, revealed that earlier this year, cybercriminals accessed details of 145 million of its customers.
Located in News & Media
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